Re: classic coffee shops
Posted by Mark fahey
on 10/5/2005, 4:14 am, in reply to "Re: classic coffee shops"
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Here in Sacramento, a classic and very large Lyons designed by Armet and Davis (Googie Masters) is closed and I fear I hear the sound of the wrecking ball coming. Located at the corner of Watt Av and El Camino Av. It was open until late 2004. So sad to loose these few 50s & 60s treasure to moron developers and people who care nothing for past classic pop architecture .
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: Alas, there aren't a lot of good
: examples left in the Bay Area.
: Several have closed in the 13
: years I've been living here,
: including a couple of great places
: in Oakland...
:
: Now we're in the process of losing
: all the original Lyon's locations
: as well. This was a
: Peninsula-based chain (although it
: eventually spread as far as
: Fresno) whose original prototype
: was designed by Armet and Davis,
: the classic Googie team who did so
: many of the best spots in SoCal
: (including the late, great Ship's
: Westwood, if I recall correctly).
: You can still see some of the
: buildings from this prototype in
: Millbrae (closed), San Bruno, and
: Hayward (now Asian places). One's
: being dismantled as we speak in
: Daly City...
:
: I'm drawing a blank on any really
: good examples which are still
: serving coffee shop fare...
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: Hi David,
:
: I have a question for you:
: What are some of the classic
: coffee shops in California,
: specifically in the Bay Area? I'm
: thinking of mid-century
: 50s/60s/early-mid 70s places like
: Pann's in LA (http://panns.com/).
:
: I thought since you're into
: classic grocery stores you might
: know about this subject, too. I'd
: really appreciate any info.
:
: Thanks!
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